Mowing-machine.



gno. 7|6,43o. Patented nee. 23, |902.

s. v. KENNEDY.

MOWING MACHINE.

(Application ileflY May 27, 1901.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

. In venor: QJ//f/my No. 716,430. Patented Doc. 23, |902. S. V. KENNEDY.MUWING MACHINE.

(Application led May 27, 1901.)

2 Sheets-$heet 2.

(No Model.)

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Unirse @raras af'rnrv'r OFFICE.

SAMUEL Y. KENNEDY, OF AUBURN, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO D. M. OSBORNE rbCOMPANY, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEV YORK.

ll/EOWlNG-WlACl-IINE.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,430, dated December23, 1902- Application led May 27, 1901.

To all 'wtmlt it may concerns Be it known that l, SAMUEL V. KENNEDY, ofAuburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented acertain new and useful Flowing-Machine, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention has for its object the production of particularly simple,economical, and efficient connections between the couplingframe and theiinger-bar of a mowing-machine; and it consists in the combination7construction, and arrangement of the contiguous portions of saidcoupling-frame and iinger-bar and the connections between the same, ashereinafter' fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming partl of this speciication, in which like lettersindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a top plan of a mowing-machine embodying my invention, aportion of the pole being broken away. Fig. 2 is a front elevation,partly in section, of a portion of said machine. Fig. 3 is an enlargedtop plan of contiguous portions of-the cutter and fingerbars and thecoupling-frame operatively connected together. Figs. 4 and 5 arevertical sectional views taken, respectively, on lines 4 4c and 5 5,Fig. l.

A B C represent, respectively, the cutterbar, the finger-bar, and thecoupling-frame-of my mowing-machine, all of which parts may be of anysuitable form, size, and construction. Said finger-bar B andcoupling-frame C are provided, respectively, with an inner shoe h and ayoke D, which so far as this invention is concerned form, essentially,parts of the finger-bar and the coupling-frame. The main body of thecoupling-frame C is preferably provided with asnbstantially horizontalpivotal portion c, Fig. 4, extending parallel with the line of draft,andthe coupling-frame bar c' is connected at one extremity to said mainbody by a coupling member c2, having its rear end provided with atubular part journaled on the pivotal portion c and its front endprovided with a bearing o3, which is arranged at substantially rightangles with the pivotal portion c and supports the contiguous extremityof the bar c. The other extremity Serial No. 61.989. (No model.)

of the frame-bar c is provided with a ixed lateral extension c4, Figs.l, 3, and 5, having an upwardly-extending pivotal portion c5, Fig. 5.The described connection between the main body of the frame C and thecoupling-bar c thereof is particularly suitable for use with theremaining parts of my mowingmachine; but said connection forms no partof my present invention.

One end of the yoke Dis provided with depending ears d, arranged one inadvance of the other and pivoted to the finger-bar B, or, more strictlyspeaking, to its inner shoe b, by substantially horizontal pivots d',and the other end of the yoke D is provided with slots d2, arranged onein advance of the other. The intermediate portion of the yoke D isformed with a socket Pin its lower face, Fig. 5, for receiving thepivotal portion ci of the lateral extension c4 ofthe coupling-frame barc and is pivoted to said extension by the socket d3 and the pivotalportion c5 and by a suitable vertical pivot d4, passed through theintermediate portion of the yoke D and said pivotal portion c5. Saidyoke D is rigidly secured to the coupling-frame bar by means hereillustrated as consisting of a substantially U-shaped fastening memberd5, having its intermediate portion engaged with the lower surface ofthe bar c and its opposite branches engaged with opposite sides of saidbar, passed through the slots d2 and provided with nuts d, bearing uponthe upper face of the yoke for holding said `fastening member in itsadjusted position.

In the use of my mowing-machine Whenever it is desired to force theouter end of the iinger-bar forwardly or backwardly the nuts ZG areloosened and the yoke D is rocked upon its substantially verticalpivotal connection to the cou pling-frame until the lingerbar issufiicently adjusted, whereupon the nuts fl are firmly clamped againstthe yoke and the finger-bar is held in its adj usted position.

The construction and operation of my mowing-machine will now be readilyunderstood upon reference to the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawings, and it will be particularly noted that more orless change may be made in the component parts thereof IOO Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a mowing-machine,the combination of a finger-bar and a frame-barhaving a fixed lateral extension; with a yoke pivoted to the finger-barby a substantially horizontal pivot and pivoted to the lateral extensionof the frame-bar by a substantially vertical pivot, and means forrigidly securing the frame-bar to the yoke, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a moWing-machine,the combination of a nger-bar and a frame-barhaving a lixed lateral extension; with a yoke having one end providedWith depending ears pivoted to the finger-bar by substantiallyhorizontal pivots, and its intermediate portion pivoted to the lateralextension of the frame-bar by a substantially Vertical pivot, and meansfor rigidly securing the frame-bar to the other end of the yoke,substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a mowing-machine, the combination of a finger-bar and a frame-barhaving a lateral extension; with a yoke having one end provided withdepending ears pivoted to the finger-bar by substantially horizontalpivots, its intermediate portion pivoted to the lateral extension of theframe-bar by a substantially vertical pivot,and its other end providedwith slots arranged one in advance of the other, and a substantiallyU-shapcd fastening member having its intermediate portion engaged withthe frame-bar and its opposite branches passed through said slots andprovided with means for clamping the frame-bar to the yoke,substantially as and for the purpose specifled.

4. In a mowing-machine, the combination of a finger-bar and a frame-barhaving a fixed lateral extension provided with a substantially verticalpivotal portion; with a yoke pivoted to the finger-bar by asubstantially horizontal pivot and provided with a socket for receivingthe substantially vertical pivotal portion of said lateral extension,and means for rigidly securing the frame-bar to the yoke, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a mowing-machine, the combination of a finger-bar and a frame-barhaving a fixed lateral extension provided with a substantially verticalpivotal portion; with a yoke having one end provided With depending earspivot-ed to lthe finger-bar by substantially horizontal pivots and itsintermediate portion provided with a socket for receiving thesubstantially vertical pivotal portion of said lateral extension, andmeans for rigidly securing the frame-bar to the other end of the yoke,substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a mowing-machine, the combination of a finger-bar and a frame-barhaving a Xed lateral extension provided with a substantially verticalpivotal portion; with a yoke pivoted to the finger-bar by asubstantially horizontal pivot and provided With a socket for receivingthe substantially vertical pivotal portion of said lateral extension, asubstantially vertical pivot passed through the yoke and the pivotalportion of said lateral extension, and means for rigidly securing theframe-bar to the yoke, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a mowing-machine, the combination of a finger-bar and a frame-barhaving a lateral extension provided with a substantially verticalpivotal portion; With a yoke having one end provided with depending earspivoted to the finger-bar by substantially horizontal pivots, itsintermediate portion provided with a socket in its lower face forreceiving the substantially vertical pivotal portion of said lateralextension, and' its other end provided with slots arranged one inadvance of the other, a substantially vertical pivot passed through theintermediate portion of the yoke and the pivotal portion of said lateraleXtension, and a substantially U-shaped fastening member having itsintermediate portion en- IOO

